TY - GEN ID - cogprints6721 UR - http://cogprints.org/6721/ A1 - Ponce-Medellin, Rafael A1 - Gonzalez-Serna, Gabriel A1 - Vargas, Rocio A1 - Ruiz, Lirio Y1 - 2009/10// N2 - One of the elements that have popularized and facilitated the use of geographical information on a variety of computational applications has been the use of Web maps; this has opened new research challenges on different subjects, from locating places and people, the study of social behavior or the analyzing of the hidden structures of the terms used in a natural language query used for locating a place. However, the use of geographic information under technological features is not new, instead it has been part of a development and technological integration process. This paper presents a state of the art review about the application of geographic information under different approaches: its use on location based services, the collaborative user participation on it, its contextual-awareness, its use in the Semantic Web and the challenges of its use in natural languge queries. Finally, a prototype that integrates most of these areas is presented. PB - International Journal of Computer Science Issues, IJCSI KW - Geographic Information System KW - Location Based Services KW - Mashups KW - Semantic Web TI - Technology Integration around the Geographic Information: A State of the Art AV - public ER -